Hubig’s working to reopen

Published: Friday, June 21, 2013 at 12:14 p.m.

Last Modified: Friday, June 21, 2013 at 12:14 p.m.

One of the area’s favorite confections is closer to a comeback.

New Orleans’ City Council voted 7-0 Thursday to approve a permit for Hubig’s Pies to establish a bakery in the city’s Marigny neighborhood, in the same general part of the city where a fire last July gutted the bakery that had operated since the early 1920s.

The fire meant the disappearance of the small paper-wrapped pies that were sold throughout the area, often in checkout aisles at grocery stores, pharmacies, coffee shops and other retailers.

The permit was granted for a site currently owned by the NOCCA Institute, which supports the nearby public high school, the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts.

According to the company website, the Simon Hubig Pie Co. was founded in Fort Worth, Texas, in the 1910s and expanded into a southeastern chain. The chain faltered during the Great Depression, but the New Orleans operation survived and is now owned by the Bowman and Ramsey families.

<p>One of the area's favorite confections is closer to a comeback. </p><p>New Orleans' City Council voted 7-0 Thursday to approve a permit for Hubig's Pies to establish a bakery in the city's Marigny neighborhood, in the same general part of the city where a fire last July gutted the bakery that had operated since the early 1920s. </p><p>The fire meant the disappearance of the small paper-wrapped pies that were sold throughout the area, often in checkout aisles at grocery stores, pharmacies, coffee shops and other retailers. </p><p>The permit was granted for a site currently owned by the NOCCA Institute, which supports the nearby public high school, the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts. </p><p>According to the company website, the Simon Hubig Pie Co. was founded in Fort Worth, Texas, in the 1910s and expanded into a southeastern chain. The chain faltered during the Great Depression, but the New Orleans operation survived and is now owned by the Bowman and Ramsey families.</p>